Accountant

Jones-Onslow Electric Membership Corporation•Jacksonville, NC

2d•$31•Hybrid

About The Position

Has assigned duties of accounts payable and other general accounting functions in order to compile information for a Management Information System.

Requirements

A two-year associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting is required for this position.
Experience equivalent thereto may be substituted for this degree requirement.

Responsibilities

Perform all necessary processing and verifying of all legitimate invoices to ensure accurate and timely payment.
Verify that all invoices have been approved for payment by an authorized individual.
Validate the proper sales tax has been charged on invoices and all use tax is properly recorded and paid.
Confirm the general ledger account number to post the invoice to coincide with budget.
Ensure all invoices are entered into the financial system and are recorded in the correct accounting period. Accrue invoices as needed.
Print checks, attach return remittance documentation, run summary of check run, and route to proper management for signature.
Mail checks and any accompanying documentation.
Communicate with departments or vendors regarding billing errors or questions.
Maintain and update all vendor information, to include but not limited to remittance address, contact information, tax identification information along with a current W-9, and vendor’s current payment terms.
Gather and prepare the annual Workers Comp audit documentation for HR.
Maintain retention schedule in vault for all files & records.
Perform all necessary processing and verifying of purchasing card and electronic payment transactions to ensure they are legitimate and are properly recorded in the financial system.
Compile and import the purchasing card file from the merchant credit card site.
Process and resolve the clone transaction report.
Distribute the monthly purchase card report to appropriate department heads for review.
Compile and complete the over $500 report required for internal control purposes.
Review purchase card transactions for possible use tax liabilities, and possible miscoding to general ledger accounts.
Maintain, monitor and update credit card status both in the financial system and with the bank. This is to include the ordering, canceling, replacing, and modifying of limits, as approved by management.
Process weekly electronic payments to TEMA, to include researching and resolving unmatched invoices.
Monthly reconciliation of electronic TEMA invoices to actual statement to resolve any system import issues or dollar variances arising from using average cost methodology.
Perform any other accounting function and training to ensure that information is properly prepared to maintain a Management Information System.
Collect and verify daily cash reports from the member service system and post.
Prepare all misc. cash sheet deposits and post all entries to general ledger.
Generate and run the consumer billing refund report as well as general ledger posting daily.
Create, upload, and monitor the positive pay files to the bank.
Prepare estate checks, mail to appropriate people, and update customer’s account.
File and update on consumers account all checks returned as undeliverable.
Do miscellaneous accounts receivable billings for towns and keep the misc. accounts receivable reconciled per the amortization schedule.
Reconcile monthly returned checks from bank to the member service report.
Run programs to escheat unclaimed money to the State.
Assist in preparing and pulling information needed for the annual financial audit.
Continued training in Meridian financial and member service applications, Report IQ, and Excel in order to stay abreast of any changes in these areas.
Validate, post, and balance the member service transactions.
Process weekly idle facility deposit refunds ensuring worksheet and Salesforce is updated accordingly.
Relieve miscellaneous inventory items and book sales and tax to ensure in balance in system. Run bi-weekly inventory report and collect information from departments for all items held.
Setup fixed assets and notate as needed for any retirements.
Maintain retention schedule in vault for all files & records.
Perform other duties that from time to time may be assigned by management and carry out the assigned duties in a courteous and dependable manner with an attitude commensurate with being a member of the employee team of the Cooperative.